1952 Buick – Brilliant is the Word for Buick
What you will see pictured on this page is a complete line of spirited creations bearing the Buick banner for 1952.
There is newness in every sparkling model – sumptuous beauty inside and out – comfort and performance that leave nothing to be desired – and the deep, solid merit of Buick building that puts bed rock value into each and every SPECIAL, SUPER and ROADMASTER.
Start with styling, if you will. Note well the gleam and grace of line here, the rich distinction of sweepspear moldings on all models, the arresting smartness of bright fender ports, the brawn and beauty of the new front-end styling which blends instant identification with unsurpassed protection.
Step into the luxurious interiors and examine them for yourself you’ll find these cars expansively roomy, their fabrics superbly fine, their fittings and finish meticulous in every detail. Take power. In every instance, it is eight-cylinder valve-in-head power from a high-compression Buick Fireball engine – and in the regal ROADMASTER it is still mightier power, lifted to new performance and economy peaks by the sensational new Airpower carburetor. Take ride – literally a million-dollar ride.
For the 1952 Buick is well beyond this figure in the cost of its ride engineering alone. Take handling, whisper soft and superbly smooth – with PermiFirm steering, new Wide-Band brakes for safer, smoother stops, and Dynaflow Drive available on every model. Above all, take value. We honestly believe that nothing else on the automotive horizon adds up, feature for feature and pound for pound, to as big a buy as these Buicks for 1952.
Judge them for yourself, these gorgeous new SPECIALS, SUPERS and ROADMASTERS. Select – with your travel taste and budget in mind – from four wheelbases, four power ratings, a full choice of body styles and price ranges. Choose too, from a generously wide selection of equipment and accessories -and custom-tailor your Buick to your very own taste and purse.
And as you look thoroughly into these brilliant Buick beauties for 1952, you will learn how fully they gratify your every traveling desire, how great a measure they return for your automotive dollar, how well they carry their proud pledge: ” When better automobiles are built Buick will build them.”

14 models in 3 series for 52
- 1952 Buick Special 2-door Deluxe Sedan – Model 48DHometown Buick2017-03-01T19:27:04+00:00
1952 Buick Special 2-door Deluxe Sedan – Model 48D
- 1952 Buick Special Sport Coupe – Model 46SHometown Buick2017-03-01T19:27:04+00:00
1952 Buick Special Sport Coupe – Model 46S
- 1952 Buick Special Convertible – Model 46CHometown Buick2017-03-01T19:27:05+00:00
1952 Buick Special Convertible – Model 46C
- 1952 Buick Special Tourback Sedan – Model 48Hometown Buick2017-03-01T19:27:05+00:00
1952 Buick Special Tourback Sedan – Model 48
- 1952 Buick Special Tourback Coupe – Model 46Hometown Buick2017-03-01T19:27:05+00:00
1952 Buick Special Tourback Coupe – Model 46
- 1952 Buick Special Riviera – Model 45RHometown Buick2017-03-01T19:27:06+00:00
1952 Buick Special Riviera – Model 45R
- 1952 Buick Special Sedan – Model 41Hometown Buick2017-03-01T19:27:06+00:00
1952 Buick Special Sedan – Model 41
- 1952 Buick Special Deluxe Sedan – Model 41DHometown Buick2017-03-01T19:27:10+00:00
1952 Buick Special Deluxe Sedan – Model 41D
- 1952 Buick Super Estate Wagon – Model 59Hometown Buick2017-03-01T19:27:03+00:00
1952 Buick Super Estate Wagon – Model 59
- 1952 Buick Super Riviera – Model 56RHometown Buick2017-03-01T19:27:04+00:00
1952 Buick Super Riviera – Model 56R
- 1952 Buick Super Convertible – Model 56CHometown Buick2017-03-01T19:27:04+00:00
1952 Buick Super Convertible – Model 56C
- 1952 Buick Super Sedan – Model 52Hometown Buick2017-03-01T19:27:04+00:00
1952 Buick Super Sedan – Model 52
- 1952 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon – Model 79RHometown Buick2017-03-01T19:27:01+00:00
1952 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon – Model 79R
- 1952 Buick Roadmaster Convertible – Model 76CHometown Buick2017-03-01T19:27:02+00:00
1952 Buick Roadmaster Convertible – Model 76C
- 1952 Buick Roadmaster Sedan – Model 72RHometown Buick2017-03-01T19:27:02+00:00
1952 Buick Roadmaster Sedan – Model 72R
- 1952 Buick Roadmaster Riviera – Model 76RHometown Buick2017-03-01T19:27:06+00:00
1952 Buick Roadmaster Riviera – Model 76R

See the 1952 Buicks in Motion
Watch the original salesmen and mechanics training slidefilms!
- 1952 Buick – Servicing Hydraulic Valve LiftersHometown Buick2017-03-01T19:27:34+00:00
1952 Buick – Servicing Hydraulic Valve Lifters
- 1952 Buick – Getting Acceptance of the Trade-In AllowanceHometown Buick2017-03-01T19:27:35+00:00
1952 Buick – Getting Acceptance of the Trade-In Allowance
- 1952 Buick – The Techniques of Showroom Presentation and Road DemonstrationHometown Buick2017-03-01T19:27:35+00:00
1952 Buick – The Techniques of Showroom Presentation and Road Demonstration
- 1952 Buick – Take the Easy WayHometown Buick2017-03-01T19:27:35+00:00
1952 Buick – Take the Easy Way
Free repair & owner manuals for your 1952 Buick!
- 1951 / 1952 Buick Product Service Bulletins AEHometown Buick2017-03-01T19:27:23+00:00
1951 / 1952 Buick Product Service Bulletins AE
Home Base of 1952 Buick Memorabilia: the Hometown Buick Collection
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1952 Trivia
What else happened in 1952?
- January 12 – The University of Tennessee admits its first black student.
- February 6 – George VI (King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions: Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan and Ceylon) dies aged 56 after a long illness. He is succeeded by his daughter The Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh (now Elizabeth II), who is on a visit to Kenya. She is proclaimed Queen of Canada at Rideau Hall, Ottawa.
- February 26 – Vincent Massey is sworn in as the first Canada-born Governor General of Canada.
- March 20 – The United States Senate ratifies a peace treaty with Japan.
- March 21 – The last two executions in the Netherlands take place.
- March 22 – Wernher von Braun publishes the first in his series of articles titled Man Will Conquer Space Soon!, including ideas for manned flights to Mars and the Moon.
- April 15 – The United States B-52 Stratofortress flies for the first time.
- April 24 – Birth of Jean-Paul Gaultier – French Haute couture and Prêt-à-Porter fashion designer.
- May 2 – The first passenger jet flight route opens between London and Johannesburg.
- May 6 – Death of Maria Montessori, Italian educator (b. 1870).
- May 14 – Birth of Robert Zemeckis, American film director.
- June 7 – Birth of Liam Neeson, Northern Irish actor.
- July 17 – Birth of David Hasselhoff, American actor.
- September 6 – Television debuts in Canada as the CBC in Montreal, Quebec airs.
- October 7 – Birth of Vladimir Putin, President of Russia.
- October 14 – The United Nations begins work in the new United Nations building in New York City, designed by Le Corbusier and Oscar Niemeyer.
- November 1 – Nuclear testing and Operation Ivy: The United States successfully detonates the first hydrogen bomb, codenamed “Mike”, at Eniwetok Atoll in the Marshall Islands in the central Pacific Ocean, with a yield of 10.4 megatons.
- November 20 – The first official passenger flight over the North Pole is made from Los Angeles to Copenhagen.
- November 20 – The first successful sex reasignment surgery was performed in Copenhagen, making George Jorgensen Jr. become Christine Jorgensen.
- November 25 – Agatha Christie’s murder-mystery play The Mousetrap opens at the Ambassadors Theatre in London; as of 2015, it continues next door at the St. Martin’s Theatre, and remains the longest continuously running production of a play in history.
- December 4 – the Great Smog: A “killer fog” descends on London (in the process coining the word “Smog”, for “smoke” and “fog”).
- December 14 – The first successful surgical separation of Siamese twins is conducted in Mount Sinai Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio.